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Can You Donate Blood If You Smoke Weed?
Straight to the point: Yes. That is correct, you can smoke weed and give blood, but there are some caveats and some misconceptions to the whole ordeal itself, since donating blood is not something for everyone. Among all the other things seemingly floating about in wonder when concerning the question can you donate blood if you smoke weed, first things first: ask your freaking doctor. I know potheads, cannabis consumers, and medicinal weed users all probably feel a level of laziness or mistrust (given high levels of paranoia attached to weed consumption), asking your medical professional should be the number one, first priority before you do anything else—yes, even before rolling up a second joint to smoke.
By Alfred Taerz8 years ago in Potent
10 Things You Thought the First Time You Smoked Weed
There are certain aspects of the "first time you smoked weed" experience that are near universal. Pot smokers can look back and laugh on times when they had too much ganj', felt like they'd figured everything about life out, or the sense of camaraderie that comes when you're relaxed enough to really feel the love between friends.
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in Potent
Magic Mushrooms
In recent years I have been exposed to many concepts and struggled with self identity all while trying to start my life as a young adult. It has been a whirlwind of events and no doubt will I meet similar challenges in the future as well, but in the midst of it all I did learn and I did grow.
By Shaylynn Heidemann @paulo_deam8 years ago in Potent
What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Weed?
Straight up smoking weed can literally give you the best feeling in the world. It's as though your surroundings don't make sense, you can't open your eyes because of your sudden sleepiness, and you immediately get the munchies like no tomorrow. Sometimes, just a few hits does the trick. But instead of smoking it, have you ever considered eating weed?
By Randy Cobern8 years ago in Potent
Ways to Use Your Cannabis Kief
Every daily smoker knows what kief is, and if not, then just check the bottom piece of your grinder. Those tiny, sand-like grains of marijuana is what we know (and love) as fine, powdery "pollen," or simply very finely ground up weed. Used in a multitude of ways, kief can bring both highs and lows, whether it be in the actual feeling and mood themselves, or simply in activity and memory; it all depends on the methods that are used.
By Alfred Taerz8 years ago in Potent
Vape Pens
There are so many ways to get stoned in this day and age, from blunts and bongs to rigs and pens. With so many options, sometimes it's hard to choose. Myself, I am a joint/blunt guy; personally I think there is nothing better than sitting down and taking the time to snip up the weed and roll that perfect joint.
By Kristopher Kristianson8 years ago in Potent
What is CBD?
CBD. You can search Google and find multitudes of pages describing it, breaking it down, debating its effectiveness, the ethics of giving it to children and animals, anything and everything. Here, I'll provide a small overview of CBD. I recommend taking a trip down the internet rabbit hole for yourself to learn about it, talk with your doctors about it, and get in touch with others who have used it or can provide more answers for even more questions you may have.
By Brittany LaCombe8 years ago in Potent
The Benefits of Hemp . Top Story - March 2018.
So lately, the world—yes, the world—is all about legalizing weed, which I am totally OK with. The thing is...everyone is so hung up on the medical side of this, which, in itself, is good. What about all the benefits of hemp, though? These benefits are things we should also be looking into for an example, and I will delve deeper into some others, but an example would be creating a combustible fuel using hemp. What? Don't you think that's possible? I think some research should be done on your half, because this is completely possible. Just look up Henry Ford's all hemp car that ran on hemp fuel and was completely made up of hemp made steel, which is stronger than our normal steel.
By Kristopher Kristianson8 years ago in Potent
These 14 Secret Cannabis Containers Will Keep Your Weed Safe and Hidden
You know one of the great ways to conserve your weed stash? Hide it from yourself, it literally always works. You know why? Because potheads tend to forget things, and it's especially worse if said "things" are literally hidden in plain view, like a freaking potted cactus. There's about a 13 percent chance I'd ever guess valuables, much less weed, were hidden inside a house plant, but I digress. It's not that you're trying to hide your stash from yourself, it's stringent upon you keeping your cannabis goods safe, plus whatever else you may stuff into these awesome containers.
By Alfred Taerz8 years ago in Potent
Signs You Have a Weed Hangover
There are reasons why you should smoke weed daily, and then there are reasons you shouldn't. It's all about pacing, knowing your body, and understanding the limitations of marijuana use (whether by your own system's standards, or the actual standard). In my personal experience, I have never felt nor even witnessed a weed hangover, but they are real and can happen to anyone (even myself). There are, unsurprisingly, loads of studies and diagnoses on the so-called weed hangover, the earliest recorded of them being in 1985 by Chait et al., which states:
By Alfred Taerz8 years ago in Potent
